Chapter 1431 Tea and Dessert
In the end, Sunny was not killed. However, he did receive a few bruises... considering that his skin was not easy to bruise due to the Marble Shell, it went to show just how much his little stunt had angered the three women. Luckily, they calmed down pretty fast. Even luckier, Sunny had wisely finished his breakfast before drawing their ire... in the aftermath of his punishment, the mess deck was in complete disarray, and there was nothing edible left on the overturned table. The wrath of three infuriated Masters was a frightening thing. 'Ah... I don't get it... it was just a little joke...'
Rubbing his sides resentfully, Sunny stared at Nephis, Cassie, and Jet. Of course, he was smart enough to keep these thoughts to himself. Otherwise, a few bruises would be the least of his problems. His companions, in turn, were staring at the surrounding mess. "We... should probably tidy up."
Cassie's voice sounded uncertain. Jet gave her a glance and shrugged:
"Won't it tidy itself up at the end of the day? Everything will go back to how it was."
The blind girl hesitated. "Still. Let's clean what we can now."
Sunny was not really keen on cleaning on his day off, but he could always make Fiend do it for him. Before he did, however, Cassie suddenly said that he and Nephis should leave it to her and Jet. Neph was still suffering from the symptoms of essence exhaustion, while Sunny was supposed to be resting. So, the blind girl told them to go enjoy the dessert on the upper deck. Nephis seemed unconvinced, but Sunny was shaken. He remained silent for a while, then asked solemnly: This essence is securely nested within the heart of Nøv€lß¡n★
"There's... dessert?"
After that, the two of them were sent out of the devastated mess deck. Soon, Sunny found himself sitting in the shade of the sacred tree, having an improvised picnic with Neph. There was indeed dessert on a cloth in front of him, as well as another pot of freshly brewed tea. Drinking hot tea while surrounded by the chilly mist was a special kind of pleasure. They spent some time in comfortable silence. Sunny was tired of having the same conversations over and over again, and Nephis seemed to be keeping her questions back. He let out a satisfied sigh. "This is great... what is it?"
He pointed to one of the bowls, causing Nephis to glance at him. She lingered for a moment. "Just a simple fruit salad. Sorry... I didn't have time to make anything fancy. Plus, the supplies we received in Fallen Grace are not very varied."
The corner of Neph's mouth curled upward. "Maybe I would."
She remained silent for a while, looking into the fog, then said with a hint of wonder in her voice:
"But then again. It would be strange and tempting, to know that no matter what I do, there would be no consequences tomorrow. Maybe I would have done some things that I never dared to do before."
Sunny stared at her in confusion, then frowned.
"Hey! If you are going to insinuate that I'm a pervert again, let me tell you that I'm absolutely innocent. I've not done anything inappropriate in any of these revolutions, nor am I planning to."
He gave her an indignant glance, then suddenly grinned and added in a more subtle tone:
"...Unless you want me to."
Nephis chuckled and looked away. After a while, she said:
"I wasn't insinuating anything. But it is interesting where your mind immediately went... revealing, even..."
Sunny laughed. His day off... was going better than he had expected.
He was enjoying it quite a bit.
